Girl nameCurrently #200 in the USFalling
Mackenzie
muh-KEN-zee//məˈkɛnzi//
3 syllablesPeak year: 20019 lettersStarts with M
Meaning & origin
Son of the fair one
Mackenzie comes from the Scottish Gaelic surname MacCoinnich, meaning 'son of Coinneach' (the fair or handsome one). Despite its literal patronymic meaning, it became widely used for girls in the US from the 1990s onward.
Mackenzie's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Mackenzie |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 6 |
| 1974 | 13 |
| 1975 | 28 |
| 1976 | 204 |
| 1977 | 287 |
| 1978 | 263 |
| 1979 | 218 |
| 1980 | 277 |
| 1981 | 286 |
| 1982 | 294 |
| 1983 | 319 |
| 1984 | 416 |
| 1985 | 537 |
| 1986 | 642 |
| 1987 | 934 |
| 1988 | 1,036 |
| 1989 | 1,182 |
| 1990 | 1,505 |
| 1991 | 1,893 |
| 1992 | 3,221 |
| 1993 | 3,472 |
| 1994 | 3,844 |
| 1995 | 4,542 |
| 1996 | 5,062 |
| 1997 | 4,871 |
| 1998 | 5,182 |
| 1999 | 5,711 |
| 2000 | 6,601 |
| 2001 | 7,105 |
| 2002 | 6,407 |
| 2003 | 5,949 |
| 2004 | 5,834 |
| 2005 | 5,280 |
| 2006 | 5,274 |
| 2007 | 4,682 |
| 2008 | 4,512 |
| 2009 | 3,946 |
| 2010 | 3,918 |
| 2011 | 3,824 |
| 2012 | 3,792 |
| 2013 | 4,066 |
| 2014 | 4,189 |
| 2015 | 3,897 |
| 2016 | 3,438 |
| 2017 | 2,995 |
| 2018 | 2,862 |
| 2019 | 2,637 |
| 2020 | 2,343 |
| 2021 | 2,338 |
| 2022 | 2,109 |
| 2023 | 1,830 |
| 2024 | 1,606 |
Mackenzie through the decades
- Mackenzie peaked in 2001, when 7,105 babies were named Mackenzie in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Mackenzie has fallen 40% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Mackenzie currently ranks #200 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Kenzie
Variants & spellings
MckenzieMakenzie